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Thayawthadangyi

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Thayawthadangyi
Thayawthadangyi is located in Myanmar
Thayawthadangyi
Thayawthadangyi
Coordinates: 12°20′45″N 98°0′5″E / 12.34583°N 98.00139°E / 12.34583; 98.00139
CountryMyanmar
RegionTaninthayi
Area
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time)

Thayawthadangyi Kyun, also known as Elphinstone Island,[1] is an island in the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

Geography

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Thayawthadangyi is irregular in shape, hilly and thickly wooded. It is part of the northern group of islands of the archipelago.

Thayawthadangyi's area is 120 square kilometres (46 square miles).[2] The highest points, both rising on the western part of the island are 533-metre-high (1,749-foot) Elphinstone Peak and 430-metre-high (1,410-foot) False Peak.

Nearby islands

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Daung Kyun lies off Thayawthadangyi's southeastern shore.

References

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  1. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
  2. ^ UNEP